The Way Towards Safe Communities

Trauma in the UAE, the way forwardPlenary Session 3

International Conference on Trauma Management, Critical Care and Prevention

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates February 16-19, 2008

Leif Svanström, Chair WHO CC Community Safety Promotion

Safe CommunitiesA WHO Concept and a worldwide

movement

1975- the first ”comprehensive” local community accident prevention program (Falköping in Sweden) starts

1980- The worldwide ”movement” starts slowly

1980’s- WHO developed their Safe Community Concept. 1986- The first joint contacts between WHO and the movement

1989- WHO establishes The Safe Community Program in Stockholm by Deputy Director Abdelmoumene;

the Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion is inaugurated and

the Stockholm Manifesto on Safe Communities adopted.

Chair

Leif Svanström

Co-ordinator

Moa Sundström

Safety PromotionSectorLevel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

International

National

Community

Organisation

Group

Individual

Community Safety Promotion Community Safety Promotion

“Safe Community”

What is a Safe Community?

A “Safe Community” can be a Municipality, a County, or a City working with safety promotion, injury-, violence-, suicide and natural disaster prevention, covering all age groups, gender and areas and is a part of an international network of accredited programs.

The community makes application to a Certifying Centre and if accepted, an agreement is signed between the WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion and the community.

The Role of the WHO Collaborating Centre

• To coordinate world-wide and regional networks of Safe Communities, Affiliate Safe Community Support Centres and Safe Communities’ Certifying Centres.

• To develop indicators for Safe Communities and sector-wise Safety Promotion.

• To organize training courses, conferences and seminars in Community Safety Promotion.

The Safe Communities Network Designated Members

NorwayAlvdalBergenFredrikstadHarstadHøyangerKleppKvamLarvikOsRakkestadSogn &FjordaneSkiSpydebergStovnerTrondheim Vågå Årdal

SwedenArjeplogBoråsFalköpingFalunKatrineholmKrokomLidköpingLudvikaMariestadMotalaNackaSkövdeSmedjebackenStaffanstorpTidaholmTörebodaUddevalla

DenmarkHorsensFinlandHyvinkääKouvolaEstoniaRaplaNetherlandsRotterdamAustriaVorarlbergPolandTarnowskie Góry SerbiaBacki PetrovacCzech RepublicKromerizBosnia (B&H)KonjicIranArsenjanBardaskanKashmarIsraelRaananaSouth AfricaEldorado ParkBroadlands Park & Nomzamo

South KoreaJejuSuwonSongpaVietnamDa TrachDong TienDue Chin Lang CoLoc SonhXuan DinhChinaFinancial Sub-districtHong'qiaoHuamuJianwai Jing Ge Zhuang Jing’anKangjian Lu’anMaizidian Qianjiaying WangjingYayuncunYouth ParkYuetanAlishan (Province of Taiwan) Dungshr (Province of Taiwan)Fongbin (Province of Taiwan)Neihu (Province of Taiwan)Kwai Tsing (Hong Kong)Sham Shui Po (Hong Kong) Tuen Mun (Hong Kong)Tai Po (Hong Kong) Tung Chung (Hong Kong)Tsuen Wan (Hong Kong)

JapanKameokaAustraliaDenmarkHume CityLatrobeMackay/WhitsundayManlyMelbourneMosmanNoarlungaNorthcott PalmerstonPittwaterRydeTownsvilleWarringahNew ZealandChristchurchNew PlymouthNorth ShorePoriruaTaurangeWaimakaririWaitakereWellington Whangarei

CanadaBramptonBrockvilleCalgaryWood BuffaloRainy RiverSault Ste. MarieUSAAnchorageDallasOmahaSpringfield

PeruSan BorjaChilePeñaflor

Hong Kong1. Kwai Tsing2. Sham Shui

Po3. Tai Po4. Tsuen Wan5. Tuen Mun6. Tung Chung

Canada1. Brampton2. Brockville3. Calgary4. Rainy River Valley5. Sault Ste. Marie6. Wood Buffalo

Vietnam1.Da Trach2.Dong Tien3.Lang Co4.Loc Sonh5.Xuan Dinh

Australia1.Denmark2.Hume City3.Latrobe4.Mackay/Whitsunday5.Melbourne6.Noarlunga7.Northcott8.Palmerston9.Ryde10.SHOROC11.Townsville

AustriaState of Vorarlberg

Bosnia and HerzegovinaKonjic

ChilePeñaflor

IsraelRaanana

China (Province of Taiwan)1.Alishan2.Dungshr3.Fongbin4.Neihu

Czech RepublicKromeriz

DenmarkHorsens

EstoniaRapla

Finland1.Hyvinkää2.Kouvola

Iran1.Arsanjan2.Bardaskan3.Kashmar

JapanKameoka

Korea1.Jeju2.Songpa3.Suwon

South Africa1.Eldorado Park2.Nomzamo–Broadlands Park

New Zealand1. Christchurch2. New

Plymouth3. North Shore4. Porirua5. Tauranga6. Waimakariri7. Waitakere8. Wellington9. Whangarei

USA1.Dallas2.Anchorage3.Omaha4.Springfield

PeruSan Borja (Lima) Sp.

PolandTarnowskie GóryThe

NetherlandsRotterdam

Sweden1.Arjeplog2.Borås3.Falköping4.Falun5.Katrineholm6.Krokom7.Lidköping8.Ludvika9.Mariestad10.Motala11.Nacka12.Skövde13.Smedjebacken 14.Staffanstorp15.Tidaholm16.Töreboda17.Uddevalla

Republic of SerbiaBacki Petrovac

Norway1.Alvdal2.Årdal3.Bergen4.Fredrikstad5.Harstad6.Høyanger 7.Klepp 8.Kvam9.Larvik10.Os11.Rakkestad12.Ski13.Sogn and Fjordane14.Spydeberg15.Stovner16.Trondheim17.Vågå

China1.Hong'qiao2.Huamu3.Jianwai Community4.Jing Ge Zhuang, Kailuan5.Jing’an6.Kangjian 7.Lu´an Community8.Maizidian 9.Qianjiaying, Kailuan 10.Wangjing11.Xicheng District, Beijing12.Yayuncun13.Youth Park Community14.Yuetan, Beijing

Updated to 21st Oct 2008

Countries with designated Safe CommunitiesCountries with designated Safe Communities

In total: 119/144 in 26 countries5 and more

1-4

Designated Safe Communities by regionDesignated Safe Communities by region

Updated to 21st Oct 2008

10

2

24

2

453

33

Sum 119 ｛ 144｝

Sweden•Swedish Association for Safe Communities (SCCC)

Czech RebublicCentre for Injury Prevention (ASCSC)

South AfricaCentre for Peace Action (ASCSC) (SCCC)

Canada• Safe Communities Canada (ASCSC)

USA• National Safety Council (ASCSC)• Peaceful Resources Center (ASCSC)• Injury Prevention Research Center (ASCSC)

Colombia• Instituto CISALVA (SCCC)

China, Hong Kong• Occupational Safety and Health Council (ASCSC)

South Korea• Center for Injury Prevention and Community Safety Promotion (ASCSC) (SCCC)

Bangladesh• Centre for Injury Prevention and Research (CIPRB)

Australia• Royal Children´s Hospital Safety Centre (ASCSC)• Austrailian Safe Communities Foundation (SCCC)

New Zealand• Safe Communities Foundation (ASCSC) (SCCC)

The Affiliate Safe Community Support Centres (ASCSC) and The Safe Community Certifying Centres (SCCC)

These Affiliate Centres are supporting the WHO CC in the development of the Safe Communities Program and providing advice and assistance in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion to the communities in their country and internationally. The Certifying Centres also take care of the certifying function of the WHO CC.

Regional Safe Communities’ networksRegional Safe Communities’ networks

Updated to 21st Oct 2008

10

2

24

2

453

33

Asia Safe Community Network – est. 2007

TANG Wah Shing, Chair

Executive Director of Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong SAR, China

Pacific Safe Community Network - ??

North America Safe Community Network - ??

European Safe Community Network est. 2009

Indicators for International Safe Communities

Safe Communities have:

1. An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a cross-sectional group that is responsible for safety promotion in their community;

2. Long-term, sustainable programs covering both genders, all ages, environments, and situations;

3. Programs that target high-risk groups and environments, and programs that promote safety for vulnerable groups;

4. Programs that document the frequency and causes of injuries;

5. Evaluation measures to assess their programs, processes and the effects of change;

6. Ongoing participation in national and international Safe Communities networks.

Stockholm May 2002WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion

Countries with designations under preparation 2008-Countries with designations under preparation 2008-

Safe Community concept Safe Community concept and networks introduced and networks introduced on location (countries)on location (countries)

Spreading the Safe Communities concept 1989-2008Spreading the Safe Communities concept 1989-2008

Specific Indicators for Different Settings

There is one set of indicators for Safe Community development but also subsets of indicators.

These were developed for further development of the Safe Community movement and improving the quality of safety promotion: Safe Traffic; Safe Sports; Safe Homes; Safe Elderly; Safe Work Place; Safe Public Places; Safe Schools; Safe Waters and Safe Children.

Navajo Nation, USA

Accident

Injury or Physical harm

Violence

Natural Disasters

War

SuicidePsychologicalharm

Material harm

S

A

F

E

T

Y

Safety PromotionSectorLevel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Regional/

International

National

Community

Organisation

Group

Individual

Community Safety Promotion Community Safety Promotion

“What can we do to support?” National organizations or authorities ...

Safety PromotionSectorLevel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Regional/

International

National

Community

Organisation

Group

Individual

Community Safety Promotion Community Safety Promotion

“What can we do to support?” National Action for ...

“What can we do to support?” Regional Action like “the Asian Network”

Chair

Leif Svanström

Co-ordinator

Moa Sundström

leif.svanstrom@ki.se moa.sundstrom@ki.se

www.phs.ki.se/csp

What is a Safe Community?

A “Safe Community” can be a Municipality, a County, or a City working with safety promotion, injury-, violence- and suicide and natural disaster prevention, covering all age groups, gender and areas and is a part of an international network of accredited programmes.

The community makes application to the Karolinska Institutet or to the Certifying Centres and if accepted, an agreement is signed between the WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion at the K.I. and the community.

Indicators for International Safe Communities

Safe Communities have:

1. An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a cross-sectional group that is responsible for safety promotion in their community;

2. Long-term, sustainable programs covering both genders, all ages, environments, and situations;

3. Programs that target high-risk groups and environments, and programs that promote safety for vulnerable groups;

4. Programs that document the frequency and causes of injuries;

5. Evaluation measures to assess their programs, processes and the effects of change;

6. Ongoing participation in national and international Safe Communities networks.

Stockholm May 2002WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion

Sweden•Swedish Association for Safe Communities (SCCC)

Czech Rebublic•Centre for Injury Prevention (ASCSC)

South Africa•University of South Africa, Institute for Social and Health Sciences (ASCSC)

•Centre for Peace Action (SCCC)

Canada• Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research (ASCSC)

• Safe Communities Foundation (ASCSC)

USA• Peaceful Resources Center (ASCSC)

Columbia• Instituto CISALVA (SCCC)

China, Hong Kong• Occupational Safety and Health Council (ASCSC)

Korea• Center for Injury Prevention and Community Safety Promotion (ASCSC) (SCCC)

Bangladesh• Institute of Child and Mother Health (ASCSC)

Australia• Royal Children´s Hospital Safety Centre (ASCSC)

• Austrailian Safe Communities Foundation (SCCC)

New Zealand• Safe Communities Foundation (ASCSC) (SCCC)

The Affiliate Safe Community Support Centres (ASCSC) and The Safe Community Certifying Centres (SCCC)

Sweden•Swedish Association for Safe Communities (SCCC)

Czech RebublicCentre for Injury Prevention (ASCSC)

South AfricaCentre for Peace Action (ASCSC) (SCCC)

Canada• Safe Communities Canada (ASCSC)

USA• National Safety Council (ASCSC)• Peaceful Resources Center (ASCSC)• Injury Prevention Research Center (ASCSC)

Colombia• Instituto CISALVA (SCCC)

China, Hong Kong• Occupational Safety and Health Council (ASCSC)

South Korea• Center for Injury Prevention and Community Safety Promotion (ASCSC) (SCCC)

Bangladesh• Centre for Injury Prevention and Research (CIPRB)

Australia• Royal Children´s Hospital Safety Centre (ASCSC)• Austrailian Safe Communities Foundation (SCCC)

New Zealand• Safe Communities Foundation (ASCSC) (SCCC)

These Affiliate Centres are supporting the WHO CC in the development of the Safe Communities Program and providing advice and assistance in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion to the communities in their country and internationally. The Certifying Centres also take care of the certifying function of the WHO CC.

The Safe Communities Network Designated Members

NorwayAlvdalBergenFredrikstadHarstadHøyangerKleppKvamLarvikOsRakkestadSogn &FjordaneSkiSpydebergStovnerTrondheim Vågå Årdal

SwedenArjeplogBoråsFalköpingFalunKatrineholmKrokomLidköpingLudvikaMariestadMotalaNackaTörebodaSkövdeSmedjebackenTidaholmUddevalla

DenmarkFynHorsensNordborgVejleViborg

FinlandHyvinkää

EstoniaRapla

NetherlandsRotterdam

AustriaVorarlberg

Czech RepublicKromeriz

Bosnia (B&H)Konjic

IranKashmar

IsraelRaanana

South AfricaEldorado ParkBroadlands Park & Nomzamo

South KoreaSuwon

VietnamLang CoLoc SonhDa TrachDong TienXuan Dinh

ChinaYouth Park Community Alishan (Province of Taiwan) Dungshr (Province of Taiwan) Fongbin (Province of Taiwan) Neihu (Province of Taiwan)Kwai Tsing (Hong Kong)Tuen Mun (Hong Kong)Tai Po (Hong Kong) Tung Chung (Hong Kong)Sham Shui Po (Hong Kong) Tsuen Wan (Hong Kong)

New ZealandNew PlymouthWaimakaririWaitakereWellington Whangarei

AustraliaDenmarkHume CityLatrobeMackay/WhitsundayManlyMelbourneMosmanNoarlungaNorthcott PittwaterRydeTownsville,Thuringowa Warringah

CanadaBrockvilleCalgaryWood BuffaloRainy RiverSault Ste. Marie

USAAnchorageDallasOmaha Springfield

ChilePeñaflor

Specific Indicators for Different Settings

There is one set of indicators for Safe Community development but also subsets of indicators.

These were developed for further development of the Safe Community movement and improving the quality of safety promotion: Safe Traffic; Safe Sports; Safe Homes; Safe Elderly; Safe Work Place; Safe Public Places; Safe Schools; Safe Waters and Safe Children.

Www.phs.ki.se/csp

leif.svanstrom@ki.se